If Skull and Bones has you hungry for a better pirate game, try this one

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After a long voyage filled with delays, Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones is finally out. The multiplayer pirate game sailed through troubling waters in order to get to where it is today, but its launch hasn’t been smooth sailing. It’s earned a mixed reaction so far, despite its combat and visuals impressing. Those highlights couldn’t turn the tides of criticism against it, as some reviewers aren’t as impressed with its narrative and repetitive missions.

Skull and Bones was envisioned as an expansion of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s naval combat mechanics, but its scope became increasingly bigger during development. Even Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that it was a “AAAA” game to justify charging $70 for it. But what if you could experience a pirate adventure that only costs about half as much money and that also has charming characters? You can if you try Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew.

A literal skeleton crew

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew takes place during the same period as Skull and Bones: the Golden Age of Piracy. But developer Mimimi takes a paranormal approach in its strategy game as a mysterious curse has revived the dead and given them superpowers. As the Inquisition hunts the undead, it’s up to you, as one of the undead, to stop them and steal their treasure.

These supernatural aspects already make for a unique premise, but the characters are what really make a splash. The story follows Afia Manicato, the ship’s navigator, whose glowing purple eyes hide a caring and reasonable personality. As a cursed individual herself, her body is made up of flesh like a normal human, but her left arm is completely bone. Instead of using a sheath, she tucks her scimitar through the middle of her chest and the sharp end just hangs out of her back.

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